Badge and pencil holder.



J. C. BLIEMEISTER.

BADGE AND PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION min JULY 22, r1914.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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JOHN C. BLIEMEISTER, O'' BUFFALO, YORK.

BADGE AND PENCIL HOLDER.

To fzZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, JOHN C. BLrEMnIs- TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bualo, in the county of Erie and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Badge and PencilHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined badge and pencil holder adapted tobeattached to some part of the wearing apparel and to display the matterprinted, stamped, or otherwise placed upon the badge while convenientlyretaining` the pencil in position.

The primary object of my invention is the production of a pencil holderhaving a badge portion on which may be printed or otherwise displayed anadvertisement, or

`in certain cases to disclose the authority of the person using the sameto make collections, inspections and the like.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device of this kindwhich is inexpensive and which will retain a pencil in position and atthe same time assure the secure fastening of the device to the wearingapparel; the device on account of its inexpensive construction servingadmirably asan advertising novelty which can be gratuitouslydistributed, or given away with purchases of different commodities. Theinvention consists inthe novel features of construction and in thearrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and`more particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Figure l is a view showing my improved badge and pencil holder` appliedto a garment. Fig. Q, is an enlarged vertical section through the deviceand a portion of a garment, showing the manner in which the pencil isretained within the device and serves to assist in clamping thegarmentto prevent accidental detachment of the device therefrom. Fig. 3is a rear view of the device. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view ofthe combined pencil retainer and fastening member; y

Referring now Vto the drawings in detail,

Specification `of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed July 22, 1914. Serial No. 852,381.

`ing a metallic foundation or body portion S over the outer face ofwhich a circularly formed piece of Celluloid 9 is adapted to be placed,the Celluloid serving as the fac- `ing member and having the desiredinformation or advertisement printed. stamped or otherwise displayedthereon. The marginal portion of the Celluloid is curved around thefoundation or body portion 8 and is clamped theretoby a back plate 10,said back plate being formed ofresilient material so that it willeffectively retain the Celluloid facing member in place. Said back plateis provided with a plurality of slits l1 which are arranged at rightangles to radial lines, and the metal of the backing extending inwardlyfrom said slits 1s raised, as at 12, to permit one end of the combinedpencil retainer and fastening member to he thrust behind the back plate.Although a single slit would be sufficient to provide a practicabledevice of this kind, I preferably provide a plurality of slits for thereason that when the back plate 1s placed in position to clamp themarginal portion of the Celluloid facing member 1t will not be necessaryto place said back plate in any particular position with reference tothe matter displayed on the badge or button.

The combined pencil retainer and fastening memberis inserted in the slitll which will serve to bring the display matter on the badge or buttonin proper posi tion. The. combined, pencll retainer and fastening memberis formed of wire coiled at a point near one end, as at 13, the wirebeing extended from the coil in two stretches, 14, 15, the stretch 15being rebent upon itself, as at 16, and its extremity pointed. as at17,r so that it serves as a pin.` The stretch of wire 15 between thecoil and its rebent portion is curved or crooked, as at 18, and thiscurved or crooked portion lies.. in Contact with the rebent portion 1G.The

extremity ofthe stretch of wire 14 is flattened, as at 19, and thisflattened portion is adapted to be thrust through any one of the slits11 in the back plate and be forced inwardly between said backplateandthe foundation or body portion S of the badge member, as at 20.The iiattened portion 19 being securely clamped `between said back plateand foundation or body portion prevents turning of the combined pencilretainer and fastening member on the badge member.

1When attaching the device to a garment, tl'ie rebent or pin portion 16thereof is thrust through the material of the garment and the crooked orcurved portion 18 serves to clamp the material of the garment so thatthe device cannot accidentally become disengaged therefrom.v Thisclamping tendency of the crooked or curved portion 18 is `increased whena pencil is thrust into the device, as shown at 21, the pencil beingforced downwardly between the badge memberand the stretch of wire 15,the badge member being flexed outwardly on the coil 13 during thisaction and recovering itself when the pencil reaches the crooked orcurved portion 18in which it is retained, the edge portion 22 of theback plate being in contactwith the pencil and being pressedthereagainst by the action of the coil 13. The pencil when pon sitionedwithin the holder lies at right angles to the combined pencil retainerandy fastening member and the proper position of Athe device is suchthat said combined pencil vretainer and fastening member is always invertical or substantially vertical position. There is consequently notendency ofthe pencil moving lengthwise within the device, as would bethe case if said combined pencil retainer and fastening member `werearranged in horizontal position.

The device as described is one that can be easily assembled, andattention is invited to the fact that the back plate is curvedrearwardly, as at Q3, as the metal` of the saine leaves the foundationor body portion 8. This permits of placing the coil 13, when the partsare assembled, in contact with the outwardly curved portion of the backplate and said curved portion serves as a stop to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the badge or-display member from the combined pencil.retainer and fastening member.l it be ing necessary that the badge ordisplay member be forced outwardly away from the coil, or the coilforced`inwardly from the back plate thereof, before the two parts of thedevice can be separated. Yet the construction is such tliat'the securingend 14 of the wire can beeasilythrust through any of the slits llandinto the space between the foundation or body portion 8 and the backyplate 10.

curved portion being pointed to'permit of attaching the device to agarment, said sccondmentioned stretch being spaced `from said badge ordisplay member to permit of placing a pencil between the' two.

2. A combined badge and pencil holder comprising a badge or display'member and a combined pencil retainer and fastening member, said pencilretainer and fastening memfberbeing formed of wire fashioned into.

a coil near one end and having ashort and a comparatively long stretchof wire extending from said coil, said short stretch of wire beingfastened to said `badge or display member and said long stretch beingrecurved upon itself and having its extremity pointed, said long stretchbeing further provided with a crooked or curved portion between itsrecurved portion and said coil and said crooked or curvedportion lyingin contact with said recurved portion.

3. A device ofthe kind described, comprising a badge or `display memberlhaving a foundation or body portion and a back plate, said back platebeing provided with a slit, and a fastening m lmber formed of wirehaving one extremity attened and adapted to 'be thrust through said slitand be entered and clamped between said foundation or body portion andsaid back plate.

4. A device of the kind described, comprising a badge or display memberhaving a back plate provided with a plurality of slits arrangedindifferent radial planes, and a fastening member formed of wire adaptedto have oneendthereof thrust behind said back plate through any one ofsaid slits.

5. A device of the kind described, coinprising a badge or display memberhaving a back Vplate.'provided with slits arranged in diierent radialplanes, and a fastening In testimony whereof I affix my signature memberforrd of Wire faslllioned ilto a hcoil in presence of two Witnesses.

near one en to rovide a ong an a s ort stretch of Wire Iextendingtherefrom, said JOHN C' BLIEMEISTER' short stretch of Wire beingflattened at its Witnesses: extremity and thrust behind said back plateEMIL NEUHART, through any one of said slits. EDA M. SCHWEIGER.

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